abnormal gene

collocation in English

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abnormal
adjective
uk
/æbˈnɔː.məl/us
/æbˈnɔːr.məl/
different from what is usual or average, especially in a way that ...
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gene
noun[C]
uk
/dʒiːn/us
/dʒiːn/
a part of the DNA in a cell that controls the physical development, behaviour, etc. of an individual plant or animal and is passed on from ...
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(Definition ofabnormalandgenefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I should add that abnormal genes may confer beneficial traits.
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We all have abnormal genes; there is no perfect genome.
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Though those people are normal, they are carriers of theabnormalgene.
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All that could be saved if the presence of anabnormalgeneor chromosomal defect could be detected in a pre-embryo.
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Not all people with anabnormalgeneget a disease.
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Recessive genetic disorders occur when an individual inherits the sameabnormalgenefor the same trait from each parent.
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Only theabnormalgenecan be passed on to offspring in this case.
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Carriers often show no symptoms of the genetic disorder that they carry anabnormalgenefor.
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People with only oneabnormalgeneare called carriers (heterozygotes) and may have mild, but medically insignificant, abnormalities of copper metabolism.
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Using knowledge obtained from studies employing minigenes, oncologists have proposed tests designed to detect products ofabnormalgeneexpression for diagnostic purposes.
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Genetic tests can confirm anabnormalgenecausing the disease.
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Autosomal dominance refers to a single,abnormalgeneon one of the first 22 nonsex chromosomes from either parent which can cause an autosomal disorder.
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A carrier is a person who inherited oneabnormalgenefrom one of their parents.
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For these kinds of genetic diseases to be present in a person, two copies of theabnormalgeneare needed.
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Theabnormalgenedominates the pair of genes.
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This means when one receives anabnormalgenefrom a one of their parents, they will ultimately have that disorder.
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A homozygous recessive individual has an abnormal phenotype and is guaranteed to pass theabnormalgeneonto offspring.
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